Baltic was formed around a cotton mill established on the Shetucket River on land purchased in 1856 by former Rhode Island Governor and Senator William Sprague III. The A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Co. mill burned down in 1887, and Frederick Sayles of Pawtucket, Rhode Island purchased the site. He built the Baltic Mills Co. cotton mill which opened in 1899. The company operated until 1963, when the mill was sold to a syndicate from New York. The mill continued operating until 1967, when it was closed and the property and equipment were sold. In 1970, the property was sold to the Casper Division of Bevis Industries, which used it for a mail order operation.
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History of New London county, Connecticut, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men1882 · page 402Read the page →
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fectly amicable. The new town at that period contained 133 families, 111 dwelling-houses, and 875 individuals. Its population remained nearly the same till the village of Baltic grew up upon its eastern border, when it attained to a population of 2358 souls, in 1860. In 1861 the town of Sprague was incorporated, including a portion of our territory, so that in 1870 we numbered but 731.
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A modern history of New London County, Connecticut1922 · page 59Read the page →
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On January 1, 1920, still holding the office of president of the Shetland Mills, Mr. Macrcady came to Baltic, Connecticut, and bought out the Shetucket Worsted Mills. The business was incorporated, with Mr. Macready as president, under the name of the Shetucket Worsted Mills, Incorporated. Still a young man, and at the head of great industrial interests, through his own energy and ambition, Mr.
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Baltic, 1860 to 1940
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Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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1907–1915
1907–1915
1940
1940